[MindBender26]

You will need to explain the “CSI factor” to most here.

[wideawake]

The CSI factor is the unfortunate fact that about 75% of TV dramas/procedurals have followed the CSI TV show trend: in almost every fictional criminal case on these shows, there is some irrefutable, probative smoking gun - a clear piece of forensic evidence that can point to only one person.

This filters into the culture - all these TV dramas make the average person on the street think that unless there is precise and unambiguous forensic evidence then the prosecution should not get a conviction.

[SE Mom]

Hearing any new rumors?